Where does “Tabh” come from?

Tabh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic habą, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Tabh (Scottish Gaelic): the Atlantic Ocean

Definitions

  1. the Atlantic Ocean

Ancestry of “Tabh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehafsea, ocean
2Proto-Germanichabąsea
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habą →Every word from Old Norse haf →